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1. Fireside Stories - The King's Servant (continued)

   

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   then the queen said, "Do you not know us, Maggie." Maggie said if she were her mistress to put her ring under the door and she would let them in. When she got the ring she said, "You are my mistress, indeed." Then she let them in and told them the story.
   The king said he would give a lot of money to his girl to get married. A noble gentleman came to the king's palace and proposed to marry her. A week after they got married.
   The day of the marriage the king invited rich and poor. While the bridegroom was gone his mother prepared a big fire to burn her daughter-in-law. When they went home her husband put her into a dash cell while he prepared two barrels of tar. But she went to a wood near by. She saw a man and she said to save her or she would be killed. So he put her up on his car and covered her with wood. Her husband came after her and he asked him did see anyone pass by. he took an oath that he saw someone go into the lake. The man went to the king's palace with the girl. She went in and told the king her story.
   When the month was up the man came to the king's palace and formed an excuse that his wife had cold. After supper there was music and dancing. When the party was over a great crowd took home the man and burned him in the tar and they burned

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   AT0956B: The Clever Maiden Alone at Home Kills the Robbers

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Teresa O' Brien

   Gender

   Female

   Informant

   Mr Patrick Egan

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   84

   Address

   Tromráth Thoir, Co. an Chláir